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Sue & Steve

From: United Kingdom

Account Type

Couple account

Travelling to

New Zealand

Travel dates

12/08/2019 - 12/08/2020

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Description

We are a mature, multi-skilled couple (British and Australian) who left the UK in March 2015. We intended to take a year out travelling and house sitting - 4 years later the odyssey is as exciting as ever. We are now seasoned house sitters, combining this with Workaway experiences in France, Australia and New Zealand.

We've been in New Zealand for nearly 3 years now and I (Sue) will be getting Permanent Residency in November. We are hoping to settle somewhere in the vicinity of Christchurch and are keen to do more Workaways in this area. We have a good range of skills to offer our hosts - carpentry, building, landscaping, gardening, painting, animal care, admin, housework etc. - and can work independently or as part of a team. We are also open to learning new skills and feel that the Workaway experience, including socialising with hosts, enriches our lives. It's a great way to broaden our knowledge and understanding of the Kiwi lifestyle and to gather information about a local area.

We prefer rural or semi-rural settings to cities and are passionate about the natural environment, especially things like minimising waste, recycling and sustainability. We both love cricket and rugby, hiking, cycling, occasionally canoeing, being surrounded by nature, 'the sea', animals generally, also films, history and art. We were both self-employed in the UK - Steve as a carpenter/joiner and Sue with a garden maintenance and painting/decorating business. We are practical, hardworking, fit and active non-smokers, and we have our own car

Type of help

GardeningBuildingGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Eco projectHelp in the houseAnimal careHelping with TouristsArt projectHelp with Computers / internet